DescriptionRobert-Joseph Auguste silver tureen at veritas art auctioneers.jpg
English: Rare and Important Louis XVI silver tureen, ROBERT-JOSEPH AUGUSTE, Paris, ca. 1784
Of oval shape, foot with frieze, plain body with relief neoclassic frieze, cast and chiselled handles depicting branches of leaves and fruits, cover with framed tab at two relief rosettes, pine cone and acanthus cover finial on relief calyx with leaves and fruits
Charge and discharge marks of Paris (1783-1789), Maison Commune mark of 1784 and Robert-Joseph Auguste makers mark (act. 1757-1793)
19th century liner and stand with similar decoration, Tête de Minerve 1 mark and Debain & Flament makers mark (1874-1880)
28 x 38,5 x 23,5 cm
29 x 39,2 x 30,2 cm
2880 g (tureen)
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